Quill pen-holder



(No Model.)

T. ODONNELL.

QUILL PEN HOLDER.

No. 271,107. Patented Jan.23,1888.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

THOMAS ODONNELL, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

QUILL PEN-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 271,107, dated January 23, 1883,

Application filed August 1, 1882. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THo As ODONNELL, of the city and county of Philadelphia, and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Quill Pen-Holders, of which the following is a specification, reference being bad to the accompanyingdrawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon.

light, convenient, and attractive support for the metal pen.

My invention consists in the special construction of the holder, whereby it is made to firmly grasp and secure the metal pen, yet with a degree of elasticity agreeable to the hand and conducive to good penmanship.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved pen-holder supporting a metal pen. Fig. 2 is a View of the same in reverse. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of a detail of the invention. Fig. 4 is a view in reverse of Fig. 3, showing a modification of the part there represented.

Similar letters of reference indicate similar parts in the respective figures.

'A represents a quill the barrel of which has been severed or cut off at about half its length. The cut is made diagonally, as shown in Fig. 2 at a.

B is the severed end of the quill, or a part of it, which is cut and shaped to form the interior collar or pen -securing device. The natural shape of the barrel of the quill causes the outer extremity of the barrel (when out off as the collar and inserted within the part of the barrel remaining on the quill) to fit, in a measure, in the remaining part of the barrel, and to provide 'a tapering socket for the pen. To give the collar an elastic hold or hearing, a part of its surface is removed, forming a slot at b, which allows the points I) b to be forced together as the pen is pushed in, the points binding against the-interior surface of the barrel part 0.

Fig.4 shows a slot, 1), out in the opposite surface of the collarB, which slot does not disunite the ends. This construction assists in giving elasticity to the connection between the collar B and the barrel part 0. Thus it will be seen that as the pen is forced within the barrel part 0 the slot or slots in the collar allow its compression, and the pen is held tightly, and in a manner which prevents slipping, yet yieldingly. The slots in the collar adapt the pen to have vertical playat the shank to an extent sufficient to render the use of the holder agreeable to the hand.

My invention, by reason of the use of the quill for the pen-holder will be found of great service to penmen who ordinarily suffer from the nervous affection mentioned, and also, because of the improvements in construction described, will commend itself as a device superior to pen-holders in common use.

It will be understood that the pen is sufficiently inserted within the quill to obviate the necessity of the'penman touching it in the act of writing, and that no metallic surface is therefore in contact with the hand.

I am aware that quills have heretofore been used as holders for metal pens, and also that a part of the barrel has been out OK and inserted to hold the pen; but my invention improves upon constructions before employed in giving a better hold to the pen, as well as greater elasticity at the socket.

I claim as my invention-- The quill-holder A, having its outer end out off at an angle, combined with the severed end 13, having a slot, 1), which provides compressible points I), and having, further, a slot, 1), at its opposite side or surface, entirely surrounded by the material of the said severed end, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 31st day of July, 1882.

THOMAS ODONNELL. [Ls] Witnesses:

J. SNOWDEN BELL, GEO. T. KELLY. 

